Common Spindle

Snakewood Tree

About Common Spindle and Snakewood Tree

Common Spindle

Snakewood Tree

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What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Shrub

Tree

Origin

Europe, Western Asia

Caribbean, South America

Types

Euonymus europaeus

Number of Varieties

1510

0 40000

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Habitat

Floodplains, Open Forest

Primary Rainforest, Riverbanks, subtropical regions, Tropical regions

USDA Hardiness Zone

4-710-15

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

7-1

12-9

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16

H1, H2, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Oval or Rounded

Upright/Erect

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

370.00 cm850.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

900.00 cm40.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow green

Light Yellow, Light Green, Ivory

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

Orange

Ivory

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Yellow, Red, Yellow green

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Ovate

Circular and deeply palmately-lobed

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Fall

Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Late Spring

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Transplanting

Seedlings

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

Average Water Needs

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun, Partial shade

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Insignificant

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Medium

Bold

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Birds

Birds, Fruit Bats

Allergy

Asthma

Antibacterial, Anti-inflammatory

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Antidiabetic, Asthma

Part of Plant Used

Fruits, Seeds

Bark, Fruits, Latex, Leaves

Other Uses

Decoration Purposes, Showy Purposes, Used as Ornamental plant

Used in making tea, Used in pies, cakes

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Hedges, Screening, Wind Break

Edible, Feature Plant, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Mixed Border, Shade Trees, Tropical

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

EUONYMUS europaeus

CECROPIA palmata

Common Name

European spindle

Snakewood Tree

In Hindi

आम धुरी

Snakewood Tree

In German

gemeinsamen Spindel

Schlangenholz -Baum

In French

axe commun

Amourette Arbre

In Spanish

husillo Común

Árbol de madera de serpiente

In Greek

κοινή άξονα

Snakewood Tree

In Portuguese

eixo comum

Snakewood Tree

In Polish

wspólna wrzeciona

Snakewood Tree

In Latin

commune fusum

Snakewood Tree

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheobionta

Angiosperms

Class

Magnoliopsida

Eudicotyledoneae

Order

Celastrales

Rosales

Family

Celastraceae

Urticaceae

Genus

Euonymus

Cecropia

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

3061

1 27800

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Properties of Common Spindle and Snakewood Tree

Wondering what are the properties of Common Spindle and Snakewood Tree? We provide you with everything About Common Spindle and Snakewood Tree. Common Spindle doesn't have thorns and Snakewood Tree doesn't have thorns. Also Common Spindle does not have fragrant flowers. Common Spindle has allergic reactions like Asthma and Snakewood Tree has allergic reactions like Asthma. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Common Spindle and Snakewood Tree and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Common Spindle and Snakewood Tree

Season and care of Common Spindle and Snakewood Tree is important to know. While considering everything about Common Spindle and Snakewood Tree Care, growing season is an essential factor. Common Spindle season is Fall and Snakewood Tree season is Fall. The type of soil for Common Spindle is Clay, Loam, Sand and for Snakewood Tree is Loam, Sand while the PH of soil for Common Spindle is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline and for Snakewood Tree is Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline.

Common Spindle and Snakewood Tree Physical Information

Common Spindle and Snakewood Tree physical information is very important for comparison. Common Spindle height is 370.00 cm and width 900.00 cm whereas Snakewood Tree height is 850.00 cm and width 40.00 cm. The color specification of Common Spindle and Snakewood Tree are as follows:

Common Spindle flower color: Yellow green
Common Spindle leaf color: Green
Snakewood Tree flower color: Light Yellow, Light Green and Ivory
Snakewood Tree leaf color: Green

Care of Common Spindle and Snakewood Tree

Care of Common Spindle and Snakewood Tree include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Common Spindle pruning is done Prune in late winter, Prune in spring, Remove dead leaves and Remove shoots and Snakewood Tree pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Common Spindle needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Snakewood Tree needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.